Do More of What Makes You Happy

In 2003 after I graduated from college I went to live in France for the second time and found myself living in Tours, about an hour and a half south of Paris. I decided to take a day trip there while I was in Paris and didn’t know what to expect. A friend of mine, […]

After Montpellier, I headed north to the city of lights! I stayed in a “jolie” apartement in the 11ieme arrondissement and it was just perfect with a spectacular view. I was with a friend, and although it was cold and rainy (and I mean freezing, we’re talking 45 degrees) it was still fun even though […]

I am back in the western world, where there are pedestrian crossings on busy streets, garbage cans on every street corner, hooks in public toilettes to hang your bags and last but CERTAINLY not least, where prices are exactly the same for locals and tourists! I thought it would be weird to be back in […]

A few days before I left Bangkok I decided to have a look at the itinerary of my out-going flight. I will say that during this whole trip I never looked at my itinerary more than 24-hours in advance but for some reason something told me to have a look. When I bought my ticket […]

Next Steps While I was in Cambodia, I met two new friends who were affected by Cambodia’s history just as much as I was. Deo is from Holland and Natasha is from New Zealand. After we parted ways we have stayed been in touch regularly and have started to brainstorm on ways that we could […]

Bangkok From Indonesia, I flew to Bangkok because I was originally supposed to end up there and had a ticket to fly out 4 days later. I arrived and the city was absolutely chaotic. It was then that I started to notice that this trip had definitely changed me. Not only did a big city […]